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Meaning of Why | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1 Common

Definitions

  1. A young heifer.
    Yorkshire, obsolete
  2. Reason.

Equivalents

العربية لماذا
Български ей о причина
Bosanski čemu ha nos чему
Català perquè
Dansk derfor hov hva'
Deutsch na nanu warum
Español porqué vaya
Eesti miks
Suomi miksi
Français ah Bah eh bien ha oh pardi Pourquoi
עברית למה מדוע
Hrvatski čemu ha nos чему
Magyar hát miért nős
Հայերեն պատճառ
Bahasa Indonesia kenapa kenapa mengapa mengapa
Íslenska ástæða
Italiano perché
日本語 あぜ どうして 何故
Kurdî ah bah cûr çûr ha ha ha ha hat hov Miks na na noş oh
Latina cur
Latviešu kādēļ
Македонски зошто причина
Bahasa Melayu kenapa mengapa
Nederlands nou waarom wel
Português porque uai
Русский как о ого́ причина
Српски čemu ha nos чему
Svenska därför nämen nej varför
ไทย ไหน
Türkçe ne
Oʻzbekcha sabab
Tiếng Việt lí do nhân chưng

Examples

“A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.”
“I don't want to know the whys or the wherefores of your decision.”
“Within months of leaving, she became the new owner of Dream Body Recovery in Miami, which has three rooms that can accommodate up to six clients. “Being a part of this journey with other ladies, knowing how it changed my life, that’s my why,” she told me.”
“At two years old, also, the HEIFERS - provincially, “whies,” are generally put to the bull.”
“ee, why, ee, ess, eyes”
“eff you see kay why oh you.”
“I hear you. But hear me out, all right? Because I mean what I’m about to say. Eff-you-see-kay-why-oh-you. Fuck you.”
“Like many folks do when taking medicine past its expiration date, Jerry had questioned its effectiveness. The pill had answered with a resounding why ee ess, and Jerry couldn’t tell between the Custom Costume in his pocket and himself.”
“Miss said, “Love your outfit, bee-tee-double-u.” It took me a second to realize she meant “btw.” “Is it vintage?” / I looked down at my school uniform. Fudgsicles. “Tee-why,” said Jahna, for “ty.” “And why-ee-ess yes!””

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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